The Life of the Sharpe's....

The Life of the Sharpe's....: 6 months later...

2011-02-03T22:48:00.000-05:00

The Life of the Sharpe's....: 6 months later...

6 months later...

2011-02-03T22:46:00.001-05:00

Well, here I am 6 months after my last post!!!

Peyton is doing great! He is in loving his 2nd year of Kindergarten, yes, I'll go ahead and let you know that we did allow him to do Kindergarten twice for so many reasons, the main reason is the age....he is a summer birthday, and the other was the fact that we left his really good Kindergarten in the middle of the school year last year, and he never truly learned much at his private school.........But WOW! He is totally a different child this year....he seems to be more of the leader now, rather than the follower, he is definitely more confident....and he is drawing, coloring, so well! And is soaring HIGH in reading, and now Math...and his writing is just so beautiful!! I am one proud momma! We had him in tackle football this fall, and that child went from hardly knowing how to do drills to being one of the MVPs on his team!!! It just "clicked" one game, and he was just AMAZING!!! I am so proud of my Peyton Isaiah Sharpe! Now, baseball is upon us, and he hasn't played since he was 4 because we moved here right after sign-ups and he couldn't play....I'm excited for him!

Brayden is doing great too! He is in at an amazing Mother's Day Out Program at First Baptist Trussville...and I definitely think it's a God-send for him and our family! One of the teachers he has looks and acts just like my grandmother did, who passed away 2 years ago.....he never knew her...so it was so neat to meet her and talk to her, because she reminds me so much of her :0) Brayden is such an outgoing too, very loud, and very demanding....strong-willed :0) I'm so thankful that he enjoys being around other kids his age, and he even loves spending time with our teenagers as does Peyton...I definitely think when they are around teens that they think they are one too! Brayden has slowly shown signs of potty training...and the interest of it....we go occasionally while I'm home, I really don't know what they do at his MDO, but he is doing well at the time we do go....he's not even 2 yet ;0) I'm using this open window though to keep it consistent at home....

The past 6 months have been great! I started a job at a place called PlanTech, and I have since found a new job, that I will start Monday...at AL Power....I still wish I could be a stay at home mom....I feel like I'm missing out on SO much....I'm afraid I'm not as close to my kids as I wish to be, that I am so stretched that I feel like I'm going to pop....Lord, help me.....I hope we are doing the right thing....

Here is a picture of Brayden's haircut!

Cousins!

Peyton getting bragged about @ his banquet!

Peyton LOVES being in his musicals!!!

Just need to vent....

2010-08-02T14:31:00.000-04:00

Wow! It's been 2 months since I've blogged :0( whew! Sorry about that....We've had a very busy, awesome, crazy summer!!! So much to talk about...but I need to vent about one particular subject WORKING MOM!

Please do not get mad whoever reads this that I may work with or have worked with or about to work with...that's not the point, the point is that I'm just spilling my heart.....

On that note.....I go back to working FULL time this week, and I'm so SO heartbroken! My heart is literally aching.....I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed being a part-time working mom for the past FIVE months.....it has been so rewarding to be there for my boys 2 days a week, and help them through the transition of moving. I have bonded pretty strongly with them over the past few months, and it has just been wonderful. But, I guess reality sets in, and we have to make ends meet, therefore, I have to work outside the home. I know God will help me through this....it's just tough....I remember since Peyton was a little older than Brayden, he'd say "mommy please don't work" or "mommy stay with me" or "mommy don't go" and I know it's about to happen with Brayden too....and it hurts my heart so much! I just wish this doesn't have to be the option, but it is for our family, and I'm behind it 100% because we're a family and that's what we do, we support each other.....and our decisions together.....but it does not take away from the emotions I'm feeling.....

Peyton does start school, August 11th, and I'm so excited for him, but please help me pray for him....this will be his 3rd DIFFERENT school in just one year! I PRAY that he does an amazing job, and I PRAY that God will bring him the RIGHT group of friends to hang out with....My heart is heavy for my oldest child at the moment, but I know I KNOW He is in God's Hands, and that's what gives me some sort of PEACE!!! We dedicated him when he was a baby to the LORD, and God will protect him.....and be there for him....I PRAY that his teacher is hopefully a Christian, and I know it's a secular school, so if she's not I PRAY that she is positive, and outgoing and upbeat, and is there for Peyton....

Peyton has also started FOOTBALL, YES I said football, and he's doing an AWESOME job! I'm so proud of him, his 1st game is the 1st weekend of September, but his practices have been every night but Wednesday night for 2 hours! But he has done great keeping up and learning all the new drills! He's a pro ;0) Plus he has an awesome Daddy that helps him along the way....

And sweet Brayden! My goodness he is growing leaps and bounds! I cannot believe I almost have a 1 1/2 year old!!! He is everywhere, and I mean EVERYwhere!!! And just talking up a storm, some words I understand and some I just don't have a clue haha! He is somewhat interested in potty training already but I'm not going to push it at ALL! I can't go to Peyton's practices for long, because Brayden wants to be on the field with him and all the boys! I promise you he thinks he's one of them!

I'm going to miss spending my 2 days off during the week with them....I'm going to miss just doing random things around the house, whether it's playing a board game with Peyton or chasing Brayden around the house....I will miss it so much! I know I have the weekends with them and after I get home from work, but it's not the same.....

But, like I said, I support my husband and my decision a 100%!!! Because I know we have to do this for our family.....Please pray for me as I'm starting this new job, I'm excited about working with one of youth leaders in our church and a mom of our teens in our youth group. I'm excited about getting to know her company and how to do my new job.....

God is good....and so very faithful.....

Memorial Day 2010-A day filled with Memories!!

2010-05-31T23:04:00.000-04:00

We had an awesome Memorial Day Weekend! It was a day filled with water, FIRSTS, good food, and GREAT Friends!!! We went to Smith Lake near Cullman, AL....

The boys had a blast!!! Peyton more than Brayden....but he is older, Peyton was pretty much outside from 10-4!!! and would of stayed FOREVER!!! He rode a seado for the first time and a boat as well!! He caught 2 fish!! and just had a blast with Cameron, Hunter, and Cain!!! Brayden had his 1st boat ride too, he didn't know what to think of it at first, he started to try to get OUT, but then calmed down once he figured out what was going on :0) He also had a life jacket on the entire time he was near the water and did great with it, although it looked sooo awkward and uncomfortable on him...but he did so well! He also took an almost 3 hour nap!!

I went on my first seado ride and drove one for the first time, it was a blast!!

We thank the Jarvis' and Lewis' for inviting us to a very fun day and letting us crash on all your water stuff and lake house!! It was a great Memorial Day for sure!

Enjoy the pictures :0)

Class of 2010 Lakeside Kindergarten Graduation!!!

2010-05-28T22:40:00.001-04:00

I have a GRADUATE!!!

Peyton Isaiah just finished Kindergarten and I'm soooo very proud of him!!!

He began his first day of school at Yates Primary School and Ms. Dee Morris was his teacher.

Jason became the new Student Pastor at Metro Church in Mid-March. So we were torn about what to do for school for Peyton whether he should go to the public school or a private.....
We decided to put Peyton in the Baptist Church across the street....they were known to be a great Kindergarten, and so he went there...and graduated Kindergarten at Lakeside Baptist. I am soooo proud of this young man! God has been right there with him through this HUGEEEEE transition and has walked with him through it all, again I'm beyond proud of my Peyton!!!

Enjoy the graduation pics :0)

Under God's Sea in 3D...Peyton's 1st Musical!

2010-05-15T23:26:00.002-04:00

The first weekend in May Peyton was in his first musical at our new church....

He did an amazing job! We immediately put him in choir when we got here and he immediately learned the songs and the movements and did just an outstanding job....Enjoy the pictures of what he did :0) And of course the rest of the kids did an awesome job as well :0)

Happy 1st Birthday Brayden Josiah!!!

2010-03-09T14:01:00.001-05:00

Brayden Josiah turned 1 on February 27, 2010!!

It was such an awesome day of celebrating our little man and how precious he is to us!!! Unfortunately Peyton had a horrible stomach virus that day and was quarantine to our room the entire day, he didn't want to budge from where he was!!!

Please enjoy these sweet pictures of the boys and Brayden's 1st Birthday, so hard to believe!!!

Super Bowl Sunday 2010 AND also Brayden's 1st Super Bowl!!

2010-02-12T10:05:00.001-05:00

Welllllllllllllllllll Last Sunday was a sad Sunday for my husband:

the Colts lost :0(

But, it we had a houseful of teens and friends and soooooo the lost wasn't TOO bad hah! :0)

Enjoy the pictures of the boys....Brayden loved interacting with the teens; and Peyton was in the backyard the entire time w/the middle school boys, as they did not WATCH the game, but played football in the backyard, and later found out it was TACKLE football, and that they also got a girl's number LOL (not Peyton!)

Anyhow it was a blast, enjoy the pictures....

23 days really?

2010-02-04T14:26:00.000-05:00

I cannot believe in 23 days I will no longer have a "baby-baby" in my household. My heart is very sad thinking about this, I feel at any moment I could burst out in TEARS! This time last year I was so huge and it literally hurt to move....and now I'm moving CONSTANTLY with my sweet lil man, when I'm home with him.....(that's a different story)

He is doing sooo much these days...and in a matter of days he will be RUNNING everywhere...this is just crazy to me! He loves exploring the ENTIRE house!!! and loves to be right where I'm at....I love playing with him in his room, we just shut the door and play with whatever we can....I'm so thrilled to know he loves to play and figure out how to do different stuff!!

Brayden Josiah will be 1 in 23 days, and just feels like yesterday that God blessed us with another boy....I am so very thankful for this amazing little man!!!!!

So what's up with Us?

2010-02-02T14:14:00.003-05:00

Well, the pictures are in reverse order, sorry, and I don't want to take the time to reverse them back :0)

Here is Brayden checking out his Big Brother....he didn't get a lot of snow time b/c he was trying to get sick

Now he's loving on his brother, Peyton was kissing him 2! :0)

Brotherly Love!

This is what Peyton figured out he could do....remove all the snow/ice off the backyard chairs and throw it against the fence....:0)

Figuring it out :0)

Brayden loves his walker!

His FAVORITE part of the living! The entertainment center box, he LOVES to turn up the volume!

Learning to LOVE his sippy cup...we're trying ;0)

Peyton received a HIGH honor, and got Student of the Month at Yates Primary School for the month of January....the characteristic was "Self-Discipline"

Peyton throwing snowballs back at Jason!

Brayden and I posing :0)

Peyton's picture of us posing ;0)

Neat photo :0) Peyton is learning how to make his 1st snowball!

Posing!! Notice our car in the road, we couldn't get up the driveway :0(

Walking to mommy!

He Made it!!!!

Polar Express came a little later to Peyton's school, because there was bad weather before Christmas!

Peyton's cool Teacher! Ms. Morris

One Happy 5 year old!!!

God is about to turn the Sharpe household upside down....

2010-01-08T14:14:00.000-05:00

....I can just feel it!!! I am expecting it!!!

I am so excited for 2010!!!

Jason and I are about to start a Daniel Fast......and I don't want to "boast" about it, but I want to explain how excited I am about it, excited about what God will reveal to us during this time!!!! We are starting January 10th and going until January 31st... Please pray for us as well, pray for commitment, and endurance, but really pray that God will reveal things to us that we never knew possible, that He will reveal HIMSELF to us.....and that our walk with HIM will grow, and then our marriage will grown, then our relationship with our boys will grow...I get goosebumps just thinking about it!!! God is about to do something amazing!!!!

Jason and I also started a year long couple's devotion....it is called The Love Dare Day by Day by Stephen Kendrick....we love it....it's an easy read, but perfect for us to spend some spiritual time together...I highly recommend it with you and your spouse....

I challenge you to grow this 2010 as well!!!! Let this be the best year YET!

Christmas Stories...

2010-01-08T13:12:00.002-05:00

We all had an amazing time at Christmas...Brayden's 1st Christmas, and our sweet nephew's 1st Christmas....and Peyton was such a sweetheart in the way he was so patient with the 2 newest members of our family! Peyton numerous of times helped Brayden open presents....and show him how to play with his toys!!!

So, Christmas began before Christmas for us.....we visited with Jason's grandparents for a little while and they gave our boys such sweet gifts, and they were able to love on them....they are such amazing people, and from Canada, and have the neatest accent!!! Then we headed over to Jason's parents house, in which his brother and his girlfriend were there as well as Jason's mom's dad....We had an awesome time of just hanging out and spending time together!!! It was mass chaos in opening presents, and this year was odd with Christmas at their house because it was later in the evening, and Brayden was awfully fussy...but we made it through, and it was so much fun.....I am so blessed to have amazing inlaws that treat me like their own!!!!

Then on December 23rd we headed to TEXAS!! Whew! What a trip.....let me tell you God really tested all of our patience and totally wanted us to rely COMPLETELY on HIM!!!! I am so bad at usually getting my boys out of their carseats when they begin fussing immediately, and I will confess to this! But I took a defensive driving course, and I will NEVER do this again unless for a few minutes or for a dyer emergency!! So, that said....Brayden sat in his carseat for 13 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO PROUD of him, and Peyton!!!! For 8 out of the 13 hours, we went through a DOWNPOUR!!! We found out that we were in Tornado and Thunderstorm warnings once we were in Arkansas, it was TERRIBLE and lots of Prayers were going up....from our truck and from family all over the US!!! But PRAISE THE LORD!!!! We made it to Van Alstyne, TX safely!!!!

Christmas Eve was very odd this year......in 2009 I lost 2 amazing aunts :0( and in 2008 I lost my beautiful Nanie (my grandmother) tragically....and last year we weren't in TX to celebrate Christmas Eve & Day it was our round to be in TN.....so it was just so different this year....but we made the most of it, and we made our new memories this year! I wish more family could of came, but Texas was getting snow for the 1st time since 1983 for Christmas Eve and Day!!!! So it was just our immediately family that was there......and it very special, just sad...because Christmas Eve, before I was even born was with my Nanie and my dad's side of the family.....I teared up a lot that night.....but WOW in 2009 we also gained 2 awesome little boys in our family.....;0) We decorated Christmas cookies....and Peyton had a great time doing that, he CAKED on his icing....he said Santa needed it that way!!! and Jason would keep eating his cookies he decorated HAHA fun times!

Christmas Day came, and it was a very nice and quiet day as well, all 4 of the Hall siblings were home and spouses, except Doug, he has been serving in Afghanistan....it was fun to have 3 young boys there to watch them open their presents and get spoiled :0)......during the reading of the Christmas story....Brayden started hitting on a present and it kept "singing" to him (it was his of course) and he would start hitting it HARDER and finally it broke open, it was HILARIOUS because this was through the entire Christmas story....it was fun ;0)! It was a very nice day......

Jason and I were able to stay the night away one night for our 8th wedding Anniversary, which was on December 1st, but we wanted my parents to keep the boys and let them enjoy time alone with them....I was so nervous about this because Brayden is VERY spoiled by me putting him down!!! and I was so thankful to hear that my dad, yes my DAD was able to put him down within 10 minutes! I was so proud of him :0) ha!
It was nice...Jason and I went shopping at the Stonebriar Mall (it's a huge mall...I love it!) and we ate at the Cheesecake Factory....then stayed at the Dallas Marriott Legacy Center Hotel...it was so nice to just have OUR time together...I love my boys dearly, but it's so important for couples to do this too.....

Also, during our visit, we were able to go to my grandparents house in Bowie, TX!!! They still had lots of snow....in drifts it was up to 12 inches!!! and we had lunch with them, and my aunt and uncle and of course my sister and parents as well....it has been long-overdue for us to visit them, and actually eat at my grandmother's dining room table....I loved it!!! and the homemade food, especially the BREAD lol!!!! Then my granddad took the boys and Jason and I and my dad out to his farm, and Peyton got to ride his huge John Deere Tractor...it was lots of fun!!!! the younger boys slept in the car though lol!!!

We came home on the following Wednesday, it was sad to leave, but nice to get back to our house and take down Christmas Decorations and get our house back to "normal".....:0)

I will post pictures soon I hope......

What an amazing 2009 Christmas this has been!!!

Way behind...3 months to be exact lol!

2009-12-17T10:52:00.004-05:00

O WOW!

I'm so behind and I'm very very behind....

But, hey, let me catch you up a little on what's going on with the Sharpe's and their amazing 2 boys ;0)!!!

Well, Peyton, is doing AWESOME in school!!!! We were SO concerned about him starting school as a very very young 5 year old, his birthday is at the end of June....but, he has far exceeded everything!!! He is excelling in everything he is doing...he has his "days" where he's not doing so hot, but HEY don't we all have those "days".....he is counting and writing to 100....and reading, and, cutting so great (even his hair!!! YES his hair! UGH) but when he started school he didn't do great on this topic, but once again, God is good and is helping him in every area of his development....We have prayed for Peyton every single day since the day we knew we were pregnant with him, and God continues to show up and do wonders in his life!!

In October, we were told that Peyton needed tubes in both his ears, and Adenoids removed....so, we did....and we prayed about this situation, and how he'd recover and if there would be any sort of change, once again God showed up, he had a lot of fluid behind his ear, and the Doctor cleared that out as he was putting tubes in his ears....and mind you before the tubes, this is how we found out he needed them, was that at school, he failed his hearing test in his ear, and failed it twice!!! But 2 weeks ago he PASSED with flying colors! He is doing so great with eye-hand coordination!!! He was tossing balls up in the air and catching them without thinking, AND he couldn't do this before, not consecutively....and catching balls that were being thrown to him, is a complete change as well!!! GOD IS SO GOOD! Just watch out baseball season this year ;0)!!!

Lets see....I'm sure there is more on Peyton, but I'm going to Blog better this next year I PROMISE!!!

Now to little Brayden, our youngest, my goodness, I don't think I'll catch everything he's doing, so I'll try in list form lol!

-Since I wrote well maybe he did before I wrote last, but he started sitting up on his own at about 5 1/2 months....

-He then managed to learn to roll ALL over the floors and would be all over the house with this method of getting around....UNTIL the first weekend in November, at 8 months old he was crawling FULL TIME, and now he's ALLL over our house, and is climbing now too....and he'll climb and walk himself down whatever he's standing up holding onto, such as the couch, he'll walk from one couch to the other holding onto it!!!! He's standing up on his own, here and there as well!

-He is saying, Dada, Papa, Bubba, Bye bye, and waves w/it ;0), and here lately he'll go MMMMMMMMMMMMM like he's trying to say momma he'll get it SOON

-He loves LOVES his big Bubba, and Peyton loves him, it's such a strong love that I'm tearing up right now as I write this! He squeals when Peyton enters the room, or attacks him if he's on the floor with him...I love it! and Peyton is equally in love with him!!!

-Brayden is so interested in this little table Peyton still eats at as well, and wants everything to do w/Peyton as he's eating at it, Peyton doesn't want him around so much when that happens LOL

-there is SOOo much more, I will definitely keep up better going forward, I PROMISE!

One story though, is that this past week we were watching a friend's child, and Peyton and her were playing with a video game, and Brayden climbed right on top of them trying to get to it as well LOL well, I decided to get bar stools out so that he wouldn't bother them, and they sat on them as he was trying to mess w/them....and then they brought out monster trucks to play with...once again you know who got into their space, so they ran to Peyton's room and shut the door, well here goes Brayden towards Peyton's room....it was HILARIOUS!!! and we had to keep catching him so he wouldn't bother them....OH THE JOY of sibling rivalry ALREADY lolol!!!

Well, below are the boys Christmas/Winter Pictures that my dear friend Athena Davis did for us!!! Enjoy ;0)

And Yes I'll keep up more, and add more fun pictures maybe to go with the above stories LOL!

Click here to view photos

Life Has Changed the Past Few Weeks.....

2009-09-01T14:46:00.005-04:00

Peyton's 1st Day of Kindergarten!!

As of August 19, 2009, Jason and I were no longer parents of just 2 little boys, we became the parents of a boy in SCHOOL, and a baby.....we no longer just got up and rolled out of bed....and I went to work, and Jason got the boys ready and took them to his mom's, letting them both sleep in! Nope! Now it's me waking up at 6.30 and then "starting the process" of getting Peyton out of bed.....which we have to start way in advance because he isn't a morning person :0)!!

But, Peyton loves Kindergarten!!! I was trying to be the "good mommy" and pack him a cute little lunch and with a note in it!!! And I find out he hardly ate it, but he immediately told us he wanted to get a tray!!! And since then he has eaten in the cafeteria and hasn't wanted me to bring his lunch LOLOLOL! Kindergarten is so much different than when we were in Kindergarten!!! Now they are doing things that 2nd Graders did when I was little! Reading. Writing Sentences. a BUNCH of paperwork!!! It's just unreal!!! And Peyton just turned 5 and I sometimes wonder if we did the right thing by putting him straight in Kindergarten, but we all have a peace that he's in the right place and where he needs to be!!! God is in Control.....and He is with him when we cannot be.....and He is helping him when we can't comfort him....Peyton is God's Child, that God has blessed us with to raise.......so thankful He did!!!

Now Brayden, whoa! So much is changing in his life!!! He is rolling ALL over the place! If Peyton is in the room he rolls to where Peyton is. If we put a blanket down to help him not spit up on the rug, he rolls off of it....But it's the neatest thing to see him especially try to go where Peyton is! He is sitting up so well now too, not completely, but pretty steady!! He is saying a sound that sounds like "MMMMM" and I've been working with him to say MOMMA LOL! ;0) Sorry Jason!

So, life is just crazy, it's been an adjustment....but awesome for us, and we're so blessed once again of our 2 amazing boys!

Some Photos of Brayden.....and of him chewing on his highchair too :0)

Boys Boys Boys!

2009-07-23T13:42:00.009-04:00

That's right being a mom of 2 boys has completely changed my life since February 27th! It's been nothing but an awesome adventure and challenge (not necessarily about the gender...I'm sure it'd be the same if I had a girl ;0)!) Just being a mom of 2 has been an ADVENTURE!! No one told me or gave me hints on how to balance 2 children, it's just been a learning experience since day one! And I have loved every minute of it, even the most STRESSFUL times, like Peyton doing one thing while Brayden is fussing....but the peaceful and loving times out weigh those horrible times by far!!

Some highlights are of Peyton just loving on Brayden or when Brayden hears Peyton's voice he immediately starts looking for him wherever he is at! The love that both of my boys have for each other brings tears to my eyes! I am so very proud of BOTH of them and how completely Blessed we are to have 2 very healthy little men!

My first born, Peyton....my little sweetheart! just turned 5 and is about to start Kindergarten, and today at lunch I was talking about this with my co-workers and it is so exciting and so sad at the same time, it just seems like yesterday he was coming home from the hospital and Jason and I had no clue on what to do with a brand new baby!!! Kindergarten and the morning routine of school is going to be all new to our family.....Some of the huge things he's doing now are: he's counting to 100, he's learning how to read little words, he is amazing on the computer, the child even knows how to print things!!!! Some adults can't do that LOL!!! I don't like him playing for long periods of times, but he is amazing with video games, no matter if it's the Wii, Xbox 360, or PS3, he is awesome at it, or even his own little PSP, he just recently got new games on the PSP and he picks it up and plays them like he's been playing for many many years!!! And Spiritually he is growing so much!!! How he talks about the stories in his Bible that we read him, and how he soaks it in, and then asks us questions later on....he is one little sponge that is taking it ALL in, and that's why I want to protect him so much from going to school....but it's part of life, and that's why God is there for us, and praying is a way for us to ask God to protect and to cover him from the enemy! I didn't know I'd go on and on about Peyton, but my heart is aching for him and what God is doing in his life....I pray that I am being a good mommy to him, and that God will give me wisdom to continue to be a good mommy.....

Now Brayden....my almost 5 month old (on the 27th!) What a little ball of Sunshine! Literally! He's 18 pounds now and 26 inches, in the 90th percentile guys! My boys come out small but end up big as an infant lol! Brayden is learning to move so much on the floor, he hates tummy time which I worry about at times and how I don't want him to have a flat head, so we move him on his tummy so that he will have equal time on both back and tummy.....He is holding on and enjoying his little toys and rattles that go in his hands! He is laughing and cooing and smiling so very much, I LOVE IT!!! He just recently got a jumperoo where he is learning to jump and move around in it, and he is doing such a good job with it!! (Thanks Crista for letting us borrow it!!!) He is learning how to enjoy cereal now at night and I just introduced him to applesauce, which he DEVOURED lol, my child likes to eat!!! LOL!! In church he is doing so much better, which he never did bad just sometimes he didn't want to fall asleep in church so he'd cry out, but now he TALKS out, and I have to leave the sanctuary, but I'm not ready for him to be in the nursery yet :0) he'll only be a baby once!!! and in classes at church for years to come!!! AND he is sleeping so well at night....he goes to sleep about 8.30 or 9 and sleeps through until about 7 or 8 the next morning! KNOCK ON WOOD!! but I'm thankful for it right now!!!

I am so in love with my 2 little men, and of course my amazing husband, but I just needed to update on how our 2 little guys are doing, and how very blessed we are to have them as our children, and to call them ours, our Gifts that God has given us to raise, and I pray DAILY that God will lead and direct us to raise our boys up to be Godly men......

This scripture is so true for both our children:

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.

to my Peyton Isaiah Sharpe....

2009-06-19T13:50:00.005-04:00

Newborn

One year old!

15 Months

18 Months with Uncle Shane (Shane's favorite sport!)

2 Years Old!

3 Years Old
4 Years Old

and now ;0)

Peyton,
I cannot believe that we are 2 days away from your 5th Birthday! Just seems like yesterday you were born! I was scared to death to be a mommy for the first time and to be so far away from my family that lived in Texas.....The first moment I held you in my arms my love for you just overcame me like a huge wave, it was so overwhelming and so strong!!! You had the prettiest jet black hair and you were the tiniest little thing at just 6 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long!!! Our journey began that day on June 21, 2004 at 6.15 p.m. of being parents!! You have DEFINITELY paved the way for little Brayden ;0)!!! You were such a sweet baby, (still are sweet ;0)!) you got so chubby so quickly, you came out tiny but grew instantly LOL ;0) You didn't start out crawling, but would roll everywhere, you started that like at 7 months and did it until you were 12 months then you crawled for a like a month and then began walking!! You were so adventurous!! I used to try to put hair things in your hair, and daddy hated it, so he immediately taught you about sports and how to play video games (how ironic that your birthday party tomorrow is a Wii birthday)!!

But Peyton, God has definitely blessed us with your life!! You have taught us so much about ourselves through your life, God has used you at such a young age, to teach us things!! You are God's Child that He is ALLOWING us to raise up...and what an honor it is to be your mommy!!! I love you my sweet Peyton! Happy 5th Birthday!!! I hope you enjoy it!!! You deserve the best!

2009-04-28T14:23:00.003-04:00

In Daddy's Chair in his office...

1st Sunday outfit March 22, 2009

All Smiles

Our Wonderful Boys!!!

Peyton loves to quiet Brayden LOL

MORE Smiles!!!

Whoa, I'm behind on blogging, above are the latest pictures of our new life!!! Brayden Josiah is now TWO months old as of yesterday!!! Happy Birthday baby boy!! He is doing great! He wakes up about twice a night and is now sleeping in his crib....(as of last week)! He is really cooing and smiling a lot lately too, I love it!!! And I love just to talk to him!! Unfortunately, I had to return back to work last Monday, it was really tough, but God has helped us, especially me through it...last week went by really fast actually. I'm just exhausted when I get home, and I have no clue how I'm going to keep my house "perfect"....it's tough...I need to figure out a routine, or something! I just want to love on my boys when I get home, NOT clean the house!!! Brayden's eyes are still a light blue, they haven't changed much, I did notice they looked a little green yesterday, (Jason has green eyes) so I don't know what color he'll have....he still has a lot of hair :0) Peyton looked a lot like Brayden did at this age, it's crazy seeing pictures of both of them!! God has truly blessed us with 2 amazing little men!! We just daily need guidance from Him on how to raise them up to be Godly men....

Next are pictures of Peyton, he is playing teeball for the first time! And doing a great job! Jason is his coach...it's hilarious watching them! First time Peyton went up to bat he made a HOMERUN!!! YAY!!! :0)

February 27th Changed our Lives!!

2009-03-15T15:26:00.008-04:00

On Februrary 27, 2009, at 1:11 p.m. our lives as just the 3 Sharpe's changed instantly! What an amazing day!

At 5 a.m. we checked into Women's East Pavilion in Chattanooga into Room 8813! It was so early, but that was the time the Doctor wanted us there for my Induction....At 8 a.m. the Doctor came in and say hey and see how I was doing then she broke my Water!!! The pitocin drip started at 6.45 a.m.....By 11 a.m. I was having very strong contractions....and I knew then it was time for the EPIDURAL!! i was able to rest for a two short hours, because at 12.50 I knew it was time to have Brayden! The doctor arrived about that time, and within 5 minutes of her arriving I was ready to push, and within 15 minutes of pushing (NO LIE) I had Brayden Josiah Sharpe, he was 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20.75 inches long and had a head FULL of hair, mostly in the back but still a lot! That was the quickest morning I had every experienced.....it went by so fast....the following day I went home too!

Since that day, so much has happened in our lives....and I have been beyond overwhelmed....but GOD has been there for me and has helped me through it because no one has been there to....First of all, on the Sunday after Brayden was born our church had it's Church Dedication because we have an amazing new church to worship in!! And they had a revival through Sunday, that meant Jason was not around pretty much from Saturday through Wednesday....after coming home Wednesday night he went straight to bed...he felt AWFUL, and couldn't move, we find out Friday Jason had the FLU!!!!!!!!!!! But from Wednesday until Friday we couldn't keep Peyton out of his room and face, so Peyton went to Jason's parents on Friday night, and early Sunday morning, Peyton comes down with the FLU!!! I was so emotional! I couldn't be there to help Jason get better (we left him in his room) nor could I be there for Peyton, because we did not want Brayden to get it, or he would of had to go to the hospital....it was just tough, BEYOND tough!!!! But, God has healed my two guys!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!! And they are feeling so much better!!!

Another thing that has been overwhelming is just keeping the house clean, because the first 2 weeks you're not suppose to do anything strenuous like major house cleaning....so it was tough seeing my house getting dirtier and dirtier and knowing there are flu germs everywhere.....so I used the Lysol Wipes and Lysol spray and did the best I could!! :0) Anyhow....I'm just venting....:0)

But! Today I went to Target for the first time with both boys and I survived!!! Yay!! I know this is silly to most people but I'm such a worry wart! And I didn't know what Peyton would do, if he'd run away from me in the store or what....it went well, although Peyton did throw a fit because we didn't stay at the games longer so he could play....but overall it went great!

I am posting a link from Facebook of the photos that I had posted there...:0) enjoy them!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68434&id=501868302&l=1c04a419bf

A baby boy is about to be born!!

2009-02-18T15:30:00.002-05:00

I am thrilled to announce that Brayden Josiah will make his appearance on February 27th, if not sooner! Our doctor said it is time for him to come!!! I am 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced!! Maybe he'll come before!

We have been blessed with 3 showers in all in our pregnancy, 2 of which happened this week...One from my friends here at South Cleveland, it was held at the church, the NEW church!! Yep! South Cleveland's first service in their new church was this past Sunday, it was awesome there were 778 there! Then the shower was at 3.45, we had quite a few people show up and a bunch of great gifts!! We were beyond thankful for everything we received, I am attaching a link to my facebook that has all these pictures....I am starting to look like a person that could have a baby at any time, my face is really swelling...you can tell in the pictures....I am more than ready for him to get here ;0)!

Go here to look at the photos from Facebook... (click on Facebook)

Then our 3rd shower was given to me by the State Office where I work....it was so nice, they had Olive Garden catered in, and we got some really good stuff at this shower too! We are beyond thankful for all the gifts and love that all 3 showers brought!

I can't believe I'm at the end of this pregnancy, seemed like yesterday we were announcing it to everyone back in June and July.....It has truly been a great Pregnancy, I am so thankful I wasn't on bedrest like I was with Peyton!!!

If I don't blog before the 27th, I'll have pictures up of our lil man very soon!

One more thing...Peyton is excited about being a big brother, he has his good days and bad about it, but I know it's going to be a huge adjustment for him, but we have done different things to make it special for him, like we got him a new bed and bedding (click on bedding to see it) and he also got a new Fat Head (click on Fat Head) to go on the wall for Valentines, so he is getting big boy stuff so he knows that he is definitely our big boy!!! :0) Pray for Peyton during this transition, and for us as we our transitioning between one child to 2.....

Doctor's Appointment...33 1/2 weeks!

2009-01-19T15:10:00.002-05:00

Well, I am 33 1/2 weeks now...and I had my doctor's appointment....and I go back in 2 more weeks!!! We're getting so close, and I'm so excited, and just flat out ready!! Little Brayden Josiah is so low that it's painful carrying him....but we're going to get through it, and not too much longer :0)

At the appointment, she said everything looks good, that I'm measuring right on track, and that he is making me look bigger than I am because of the way he is positioned in my stomach....thanks Brayden ;0) j/k and he's low and therefore I'm really swollen...that's ok though...:0)

I am so thankful for this beautiful baby growing inside of me, and I'm excited to see how Peyton is going to do with the new baby and the change that is about to take place....God has been so good to us, and we daily thank Him for ALL He has done....

SIX and half more weeks to go...and a little update...

2009-01-17T23:16:00.002-05:00

Hey!

So it's been a month since I last updated on the Sharpe Household....:0)

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas...we stayed in Cleveland, TN on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and headed to Texas on Christmas night....We spent time with Jason's parents on Christmas Eve night, but that day Peyton and I baked cookies for Santa, and I was so excited because he enjoyed making them!! Then we headed home to Jason's parents...that night we came home and prepared for Santa Claus it was fun to be able to do that at our own home....and we got up the next morning, not too early, Peyton slept in :0)...and had our own little Christmas at our house, and I made Monkey Bread like the tradition we have always had at my house growing up, it was SOOO good :0) Then we headed to Jason's parents house.....

That night we drove to Memphis and stayed the night and arrived in Van Alstyne the following day at about 3.30...and guess how warm it was EIGHTY DEGREES!!! Crazy warm! Peyton loved it, he immediately went outside and played with Pops!!!

I love going "home" and visiting....it is always so nice to run into people that I grew up with or just being at my "home"....although it's not the home I grew up in all my life, it's still my parent's home, since it's close enough :0)....

While we were there, my mom, my sisters, and sister in law, and my aunt and best friend through me a Baby Shower for Brayden, it was so great to see my friends again, and also get some neat stuff for Brayden! Including his new Bedding!!!!

But, the visit to Texas was great.....and to think that the next time we're there we'll have a 4th member to our family!! Yay!

Then our trip was immediately cut short, Jason had to get back by 10 a.m. on New Year's Day to move into his new office at the new church (no, we're still not in it yet) so we drove through the night on New Year's Eve night....Happy 2009 to us ;0) huh? So, we drove and drove...Peyton went to sleep about 11 p.m. and slept until 11 a.m. the next morning, it was WONDERFUL to be able to sleep in too!! Although Jason couldn't sleep in....he was out most of the day....

Then we all had to go back to work on January 5th....I had been out for 2 1/2 weeks, so it was tough getting back into the groove of things....but, we are slowly, but surely....it's tough for me to go to bed early although I'm this far along, because we were getting used to sleeping in....

Peyton started his new preschool, finally, at Westwood Baptist Preschool here in town, he has 2 great teachers, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Morris, and an excellent Director...Mrs. Rhonda Walsh!!! What I meant by finally is that he was suppose to start January 7th, and we had a downpour of rain, and our city and county schools were closed, therefore Peyton didn't go to school....until January the 9th.....and then this past Friday he was out again, b/c the schools closed b/c it was too cold.....and then Monday is MLK Day and we're out, so it's tough that he hasn't gone into full swing yet....but he will...:0) Pray for him....

And, I'm 33 1/2 weeks now....I'm doing pretty good....I'm exhausted, and everything, and Brayden is definitely low....and I'm started to swell....bad....but we're almost finished with this pregnancy YAY!!! It's tough sitting at work all day, although I get up and walk around once or twice in an hour, it's like he gets settled in the lowest part of me, and it is so painful....but like I said I'm so thankful for this AMAZING Gift God is giving us....and we're so very thankful, and we pray that God continues to develop him to be strong and healthy!!!

We got Brayden's crib too this week!!! So exciting! I was kind of worried because we found it online, and it looked so wonderful, and it was a great deal, including free shipping!!! I prayed and prayed after I placed that order that everything was fine with it, and it was just as gorgeous in person.....and it was, if not more than what I thought!!! I am posting pictures of the crib w/our new bedding....now we're looking for Peyton some furniture and some bedding for his room....he is being so good about all this transition....he wants to help so much! I love it! I'm so proud of him!!!

Well, I am sending links to our pictures that I posted on facebook, and even if you don't have an account, you can look at my pictures through this link....they pretty much sum up what's going in our lives :0) or have gone on.....

Here are Christmas Photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52775&l=78bfb&id=501868302

Christmas #2
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57494&l=eaae1&id=501868302

Texas Christmas
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57498&l=4e9f8&id=501868302

Texas Baby Shower
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57505&l=bfe9c&id=501868302

Fun Times in Jan 09
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60400&l=e2e1a&id=501868302

Baby Brayden's Crib
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40956&l=e73ad&id=501868302

Peyton's FIRST Debut

2008-12-15T10:43:00.002-05:00

Yep! That's right!!! Peyton's First Debut was last night during our Christmas Service....He did an AMAZING job!!!! And I'm going to brag about him, because leading up to this event, practice has been AWFUL, he'd do everything but practice with the other kids, and we were seriously worried that it was going to happen on the day of the Christmas Program.

Oh! But quiet the OPPOSITE!!! During the 1st run through and practice, the only practice on stage, he loved it, he marched up to his spot and sang through all 3 songs with the motions and everything, and did an AMAZING job!!! Then, the kids went back to their room to wait to go on stage, and I was worried and praying that he wouldn't get all hyper and not want to go on the stage anymore lol!!! Oh but that didn't happen!!!! Once it was their turn to go up there, Peyton went right to his spot, and then he turned to his right and guess what he saw???? HIMSELF, on this HUGE screen where they show the video of what is going on the stage, he LOVED IT!!! He would keep looking at the screen and just get so excited about it and it would make him do better! I loved it! It was so neat to see my first born on STAGE performing at CHURCH, his very first performance, I couldn't be a more PROUD mom!!!!

SOOOOOOOO what does a proud mom do, post a TON of pictures, YES! I have FIFTY photos right here on a slideshow

....and those of you that are related to us....(even our friends you can too hehe ;0)!) when you read this, I encourage you to watch every single photo because he is a HAM!!! Yes, he's just like me when I was his age, and I hear Jason was the same way too ;0) hmmmmmm lol!!! So please enjoy, Peyton, our lil man singing for our Saviour!!! :0)

28 Weeks....

2008-12-11T15:51:00.008-05:00

Well, today marks 28 weeks for me....I honestly cannot believe it's already here, I am so thankful for God's Hand upon me and our baby boy Brayden Josiah that will join us in TWELVE weeks! (or less ;0)!!) I am enjoying feeling Brayden moving around in me, just 2 nights ago I was laying on my back and just watching him doing who knows what in my stomach and making it move like crazy...it was too sweet! I loved it!!! Peyton is still very excited about Brayden arriving soon too!!! I am attaching a picture of what I look like at 28 weeks :0)!

Another picture I'm attaching, is Peyton's FIRST Christmas Parade, he was on a float for Royal Rangers, and their float actually won FIRST place! How exciting is that! Of course I could not ride on the float with him, but Jason said he wouldn't stop waving it was too cute! I did get some video footage of it, if I could figure out how to upload it to here I will, and my friend took this picture of Jason and Peyton too....my camera's battery was DEAD, that was very annoying!!!! I will never do that again! Have a dead battery! and here is a photo of my friend Stephanie and I!!!

We actually put our Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving this year, yep, we cheated LOL, but enjoy some of the pictures of Peyton putting up HIS tree in his room, I loved seeing his little hands hanging every ornament with so much care, and he was so worried where everything should go.....He'd pick up and ornament and go, where does this one go....I had to keep reminding him, that it is HIS tree....he can put it anywhere he wants it.....then we have pics of our Family Christmas Tree....:0)

And finally I have some pictures of Peyton playing around on Thanksgiving day, in one you can see what he LOVES right now and that's Monster Jam Monster Trucks!!! He has over 30 of them, and loves to play with ALL of them!!! I didn't even know what Monster Trucks were until I became a mommy of a little boy lol and now I'm always looking to see if there is one at the store that he doesn't have...pretty sad huh?

That's about it in our lives....we are still very busy this Christmas season, we're going to our 2nd to last Christmas Party tonight, it's my work Christmas Party at the Bald Headed Bistro and Peyton is going to this one, he hasn't been to one yet....and Saturday night is our very last one!! YAY!!!!!! Then, December 19th, I am off work until January 5th, I 'm very excited about this time off...during this time off we'll be going to Texas, after we have Christmas in Cleveland, and then probably Christmas Day night we'll head to my home town of Van Alstyne, TX....and spend time with my family.....and it's going to be hard this year, because my dad's mom, will not be around.....I miss her so much!!!! Then, when we return....our first Sunday in our new church building will be January 4th!! We've waited almost 3 years for it to be built, and we're very excited about it!!!

Well, that's about it....Hope everyone is doing great!!! and enjoying the Christmas Season, with friends and family, but don't ever forget in this crazy time, the true reason we celebrate Christmas :0)!

Tagged - My Top 8

2008-11-24T09:44:00.003-05:00

A college friend Angie tagged me to do this top 8 list... :0) So we'll see what I come up with!!!

8 TV Shows I love to watch:
1. Jon and Kate Plus 8
2. The Office
3. CSI's (Miami, New York, and Last Vegas)
4. Biggest Loser
5. ER
6. HDTV - anything!
7. Movies w/my husband cuddled on the couch!
8. anything w/Peyton :0)

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Abuelos
2. Jason's Deli
3. Outback
4. P.F. Changs
5. Red Lobster
6. Olive Garden
6. Chick-Fil-A
7. Shoguns
8. McAllisters

8 Things that happened today:
I'm going to go back to yesterday since today just started ;0) hehe
1. Woke up at 8 a.m.
2. Went to Church at 10.45
3. Went out to eat w/friends for lunch.
4. Started putting up the Christmas tree.
5. Went to a baby shower at 5.30.
6. Went to Sunday School at 6
7. Helped my mother in law with the cherub choir at church. (Peyton is in it)
8. Went to church at 7, and it was an awesome Communion Service!!!

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. Getting off work early on Wednesday
2. Spending Thanksgiving w/Jason's family (last one before Brayden joins us!)
3. Possibly go shopping on Friday!
4. Celebrating our Dec. 1st, SEVENTH Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, hopefully.
5. Christmas!!
6. Going to Texas for Christmas Break
7. March 5, 2009!!! Baby Brayden's Arrival
8. Moving into our new church building!

8 Things on my Wish list:
1. I really need a new video camera, my other has died. :0(
2. That my boys grow up to be Godly men......
3. To go to Hawaii with my husband!! (again...we went on our Honeymoon)
4. To have a great full-term pregnancy and delivery!
5. That Peyton gets over his cold quickly ;0)
6. Had a Maid.......
7. A girl Spa Day!...oooh I like this one Angie lol!
8. I lived closer to my family, all of them!

8 People I tag:
1. Emily
2. Rebecca
3. Stephanie
4. Misty
5. Sarah B.
6. Christina
7. Andrea
8. Beth

Come on, girls! You can do it! Thanks for reading!

My Son, Peyton Isaiah, is so sweet!

2008-11-13T15:06:00.002-05:00

Peyton's favorite color is red, so I'm typing in red....:0)
I was sitting here thinking of things he has said or done here lately that has just made me smile or laugh....

He is on an antiobiotic so this makes him have a rough time going to sleep and even waking up early!! So, 2 nights ago, right before we were going to sleep it was about 11, we thought he was asleep, he comes in the hallway and says I need to go pee, oh! and i want to sleep on the floor (he likes to put his mattress on the floor...I don't know why! but he does ;0)!) and we were like no, Peyton it's too late lets do it tomorrow....after he had gone to the bathroom, we followed him to his room to tuck him in one last time, and guess what HE put the mattress on the floor himself!!!!! LOLOL It just CRACKED us up!!!
Another thing....he is getting so sweet every single day about talking about his Baby Brother, or "His" Baby....like yesterday he wanted to hug and kiss baby Brayden, and he was hugging my stomach so much and he goes, is Brayden hugging me right now? It's so sweet....Or he'll just talk right at my belly button and just talk to Brayden like he's in the room already, and just tells him he loves him.....I need to get this on video to show everyone, I love it!!! He said he wants to teach Brayden how to go potty...and all this...and yesterday he saw the Kids on Jon and Kate Plus 8 swimming, and he said I need to get my baby swimming trunks!!! LOL! He is so thoughtful!!!
He is such a sweet little guy, and with the new baby coming I want him to feel just as involved and included than anything....I don't want him to ever think we have put him on the back-burner or anything...I'm praying every day that God will prepare all 3 of us for this new change in our lives that will happen in 3 1/2 months....so far, I truly feel Peyton feels like he is part of it all....and I'm so thankful for this!!! Please help us pray.....

Last Friday was Halloween!

2008-11-05T15:36:00.011-05:00

Well, I'm a little delayed in writing about last Friday's Night...out on the town in Cleveland, for Peyton's Halloween Excursions LOL!

At 5:00 Jason and I went and changed him at his parents house, and then he went outside and trick or treated there.....

And then, they asked if he wanted to go inside and get more treats, and of course he did!!! And lo and behold, he got a huge bag full of toys, from monster trucks and a new shirt, and lots of candy! And the Baby also got a present that Peyton helped open!

And the next stop was over to Bethany's house, who is Justin's girlfriend.....Justin wanted to get Peyton some neat treats, and they included SILLY STRING, which Justin watched Peyton the next night, and they played "Silly String" outside, and guess where Peyton put it, ON THE HOUSE, and we have a stucco siding for the house, hmmmmmm gotta love Uncles lol!

Then the next stop was to Great-Gramma and Grampa Sharpe's house, because Peyton is their only trick or treater and they always love to do something special for Peyton, it's so sweet!!

Well, then we heard that Aunt Becca was about to arrive from North Carolina, so we hurried home to meet up with her so she could go out with us! She brought one of her dogs-Ranger, and even got Peyton a very cute cake for Halloween!

Then, we loaded back into the car to go to our mall. Our church along with a local Baptist Church...Westwood Baptist, teamed up together and had some games in the mall and were handing out candy. Needless to say this was not my favorite stop nor Peyton's! They had a Haunted House in the mall, and they were scaring children...Peyton called the people dressed up, "Bad People", and then the lines were crazy, and just people everywhere, we will not be visiting the mall next year!!! But here are some cute pics of Peyton....

We then headed to the First Baptist's Family Life Center, and this was the best thing that we went to that night!!! They had this huge field...filled with Inflatables everywhere!!! And it wasn't terribly crowded either....and they had little games and food as well....I was so impressed by how they did their festival!!! I hope our church will be able to do this next year at our new land....where our new building is....Anyways, here are some good pics, I took a lot but here are just a few, Peyton as you can see LOVES inflatables....and loves to go on really high ones!!! Becca couldn't believe he was going to climb this really high one, but he did and proved us wrong LOL!

Our last stop was to our dear friends Charles and Betsy Houston's house....:0)

And this was just a long night, it lasted from 5-10 p.m., and in the middle of everything, Jason went to our high school rivals football game, so I was thankful to have my sister in town to go around with Peyton and me....

Peyton had a blast as you can see in the pictures, he had fun dressing up as Lightning McQueen's Race Car Driver....It was a fun family night....we're not into celebrating the Day of Halloween, but we love making it a family night, with fun family activities to do! :0)

I love traditions!

2008-10-30T10:01:00.005-04:00

So, Pumpkin Carving has been a tradition in my family since before I could even remember! So, last year I introduced Peyton to this tradition! And he absolutely loved it! He loved helping me clean out the slimy stuff inside the pumpkin, but he only helped me for a little while. Jason was totally disgusted by it sooooo he never really helped either (my dad used to be the one that cleaned out our pumpkin for us, guess it's not for all guys). And last years pumpkin was Smokey...the University of Tennessee's mascot, and I have to admit I did carve last years pumpkin although it was awesome! Here is a pic of it!

But, this year was a whole different story.....First of all I couldn't believe I waited so long to carve our pumpkin, we did it last night after church. I really wanted to take Peyton to a pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin because there are a couple around where we live, but that never happened! So, I went to Wal-Mart yesterday after work and got a $2 Pumpkin!!! Not bad :0) and then I had found a Mickey Mouse stencil online...I did find a Lightning McQueen one, but was kind of nervous about doing the stencil, it was very detailed! and with it being my first ever, I stuck w/the Mickey Mouse, or I had a Goofy, but Peyton decided on Mickey! We had fun digging out all the gooey, slimy stuff, and this year, Peyton stayed with me and helped me! I was thrilled to death!!! I had a helper this year, but he was funny b/c he wouldn't dig as much as I did, and he'd make me put what I dug out onto his scoop thing....so he could put it in the bowl! LOL My parents were so nice and gave us their pumpkin carving utensils, it included a couple of scoops to get the "gunk" out, and included little knives, and little picks to use with stencil, I honestly don't remember my parents have those kind of utensils when we were kids :0)! So after everything was cleaned out I started on punching holes to make a Mickey, whew, that wore me out, I was already exhausted from the entire day, plus church, plus cleaning out the pumpkin, not the stenciling....but Peyton stayed by my side, even though he talked my ear off LOL! Well, I finally got done, and the finished product is alright, not the best of the best, but considering how exhausted I was, I think it'll work...I'm posting some cute pics :0)!

Care Packages are awesome!

2008-10-25T21:09:00.003-04:00

Yes! Care Packages are amazing, even though I'm 29 and NOT in college!!! :0) I especially loved them in college when I was many hours from my parents and I would randomly get a care package with just little stuff to show they love and care about me, and miss me....I don't get those as much as did from 1997 to 2000 lol

BUT now it's Peyton's turn, I guess because he is the only grandson or even grandchild!!! And my family is all the way in Texas and Philly! So, Peyton received 2 really great books, one on Halloween, called My Happy Pumpkin

I had no idea that it was a Christian book until I started reading it, and I was thankful to read to my son a positive and most importantly a Christian version of Halloween, when there seems to be more and more evil things out in the stores, which is so very depressing!!! So we are very thankful for this new addition to our book collection :0)!

And one on Thanksgiving, called My Thanksgiving Prayer...

he received this care package from Grammy and Pops...and he wants me to read his card from them over and over again, it's so sweet!

Then, the other day my sister, who is pregnant, said I just got Turkey Sugar Cookies from Grandmother!!! And I was like how did you get those??? She said just ask her :0) Soooo I did, and then my care package came!!!! I WAS SO EXCITED! Like a Freshman in COLLEGE lol, but we're all enjoying grandmother's homemade sugar cookies, and Peyton had his first one and loves them too :0)

We are thankful for our family that still love and care about us many hundreds of miles away......

Vacation 08

2008-10-14T13:30:00.019-04:00

We went to Orlando a few weeks ago for our Family Vacation, we went with Jason's parents, and his Aunt Cheryl and Uncle John, their son Kris, and his Aunt Debbie and Uncle Steve, and his brother Justin, and Justin's girlfriend-Bethany met us up there....We had a blast!

We went to Sea World on Monday and Disney-Magic Kingdom on Thursday....Peyton said he rode all the "Adult Rides". We went to Sea World last year, so Peyton was excited about being there, but not as excited as Disney! It was just exciting seeing him enjoy everything about it! He even wanted to meet some of the Princesses, so we sat in line and waited to see them, and I have never seen him be so "charming" and just so giddy about being around the girls, it was cute! He met Princess Auro, Cinderalla and Belle. On the days we weren't at a park we either went shopping or sight seeing....or swimming....

Here are my favorite pics from our vacation....
And they are out of order, but you get the jist LOL!

The Answer to the mystery of what we're having....

2008-10-14T13:23:00.004-04:00

We are having another BOY!!!! :0)

We found out yesterday at my 19 1/2 week appointment, and we were very excited and very THANKFUL that he is very healthy!!! Praise the Lord!!!! But, truth be told, I kind of wanted a little girl...one of each....but God has other plans that I can't argue with ;0)! And then there is Peyton, since DAY ONE he has been begging for a little brother, and had talked about the baby as a "he"....and even said when we went to a furniture store, that his baby brother and he can get bunkbeds!!!! LOL Too cute! So the faith of a child.....;0)Here is a Profile Picture

Here is the front of his face...

His foot...

And his "Boy Parts" lol!

Everything is going very smoothly with the pregnancy, I can already feel him move and its such an amazing feeling, I love it!!!!

15 Weeks and counting.....

2008-09-11T11:17:00.004-04:00

Today I have hit the 15th week of Pregnancy.....I seriously cannot believe I'm already at this mark, it has gone by fast because I found out so early that I was pregnant I knew it would be a LONG pregnancy, and has somewhat been long, but sometimes I think where has the time gone?

But, I am starting to feel little butterfly movements in my stomach, so I know he/she is in there ;0) it's a great feeling!

Some people are asking when will I find out what I'm having....well, my next appointment is September 23rd at 1 p.m., and I'll be 2 days shy of 17 weeks, but she said at one of my earlier appointments that she likes to check to see what it is between 18-20 weeks.....So we shall see....And what do I want? I want a Healthy Baby!!!! But, I can honestly say I'd LOVE for it to be a GIRL!!! For so many reasons, the obvious reason is because I have my Boy and now I'd love to have my Girl too, a good balance between the two....What does Peyton want? a Boy! I think that's all he knows, as in, boy stuff, he wants someone to play with him....I remind him a lot that, I used to play with little boy toys with my Big Brother, and I'm a little sister, and he'd be the Big Brother, like Uncle Shane is :0) preparing him for either way hehe! And Jason, he hasn't really said...but I know he'd secretly love to have a little girl too....one of each...;0) But with Jason's genes which go something like this....

Jason has just one brother, no other siblings....
Jason's mom, is the only girl w/3 other brothers....
Jason's dad is one of 4 brothers.....
so, the odds are against us, but Jason does have quite a few girl cousins ;0)

But I basically just want a Healthy Baby......that's all I pray for.....

Peyton has been kissing my belly it is so sweet, since I'm already showing, crazy how that happens w/the 2nd one! I wasn't wearing maternity clothes until almost 6 months last time.....oh well, it's part of it ;0) and maternity clothes are sooooo COMFY!!!! :0)

Peyton has been doing GREAT in preschool.....he is learning shapes again, which he already knew them, and he is cutting a lot lately, I've noticed, it is so sweet to see the little jagged edges and to know that my child, did that!!! He goes 3 days a week, and 1/2 a day because he wasn't used to "school" or structure since he has always been with a sitter with maybe one other kid and him....so we're getting him in slowly.....

Jason is doing great! He is in Seminary again this semester and enjoying it....Ministry is going great! we're averaging around 50-ish Youth, which is pretty good considering there are churches on every corner in Cleveland....Jason is also teaching College & Career Sunday School as well, just another thing to fill his plate....but he is more than willing to do it, I'm so proud of him!!!!! For fun, Jason is playing fall Softball too, for our church league, as well as the University here in town because he goes to seminary.....I dare not go to that game though, I'd be the old woman there....being all pregnant...and w/a 4 year old LOL.....

I will post pictures soon.....

The day I'll never forget....

2008-08-21T13:29:00.002-04:00

Yesterday was a big day from the morning to 11.59 p.m......

Yesterday I made my appointment for my next maternity doctor's visit, it was suppose to be on Friday, but back in Texas they kept saying my grandmother could pass at any moment...so I moved it...It was a great visit....my doctor says everything looks great, my blood pressure, the urine sample (lol yes she even said that lol), everything....and then she said are ready to hear your baby's heartbeat?! I was like yes most definitely!!! So she found the heartbeat, and she sounds it sounds great it is at 160 bpm....;0) and it sounds strong...that was great to hear...but hear the baby's heartbeat was the best!! So reassuring that everything is going great....New life is amazing, what a blessing God has given to us!!!!! Very very excited!!!

Then, at midnight, I was sound asleep and my phone started vibrating....it was my mom, my dad's mom, my Nanie, had just passed away....the EXACT same day I heard my baby's heartbeat, was the day my Nanie went onto to Heaven...it's so surreal....when my Papa passed away, her husband, I was pregnant with Peyton....and here I am pregnant again....just unreal....I see it so many times, where new life comes, and older life goes onto heaven, God works things in Mysterious Ways....amazing....

So, I'll be headed to Van Alstyne in the next day or two....keep my entire family in your prayers...thanks so much!!!

Huge Step for the Sharpe Family....

2008-08-12T09:22:00.005-04:00

Yesterday was a milestone for our family, especially for our little guy....Peyton started Preschool yesterday at Wesley United Methodist Church....Poor guy, had a long 17 hour drive with us on Saturday, then we had church on Sunday, and then he had to start his first day of Preschool, with a room of complete strangers....I am sooooo PROUD of him!!! He would tell me bits of pieces of his day....this is some of the things he said he did...

-The teacher read them 3 stories on the carpet.
-He cooked at the kitchen area, he cooked in the microwave, he made....pizza & macaroni and cheese!
-He played outside....I asked him if he played in the playhouse, and he said no, that the girls were in there, and when the boys tried to go in there they would all say "AHHHHHH"...he then asked me why the girls did that LOLOLOL! I love it!
-He had a snack...they had cheese-its and juice and donuts (then he said not really! Lol!)
-His Nana asked him if there were little boys to play with he said and GIRLS lol!!!

So Peyton is definitely growing up, our lil guy that 4 years ago, was such a tiny little baby, is now going to School! I'm so Proud of him, have I said that already ;0)

Last week we went to San Antonio for the General Assembly....we met my parents in Tyler, TX so they could pick up Peyton for the week, and take him back to Van Alstyne to visit....Jason and I stayed in a really nice hotel the Marriott RiverCenter
We took 5 of our teenagers to compete in 6 different categories for Teen Talent....The included:
-Monologue
-Human Video
-Solo Mime
-Bible Teaching
-Piano
-Website Design
And out of the 6 we came back with 3 trophies....we had 2 National Champions in Piano and Website Design, and runner-up in Monologue! And out of the 7 trophies Tennessee received for the entire Teen Talent....3 of them were from our church! We were very proud of them.....

But, in the middle of the week, on Tuesday afternoon, my brother called me...my grandmother, my Nanie had been in a tragic accident, she had a massive heart attack while driving, and ran into a house....a man tried to do cpr on her immediately and the Emt's had to recitate her 3 times....she is currently in the hospital, in ICU, on life support and is non-responsive, please pray for her...her name is Elaine Pettit....an amazing lady!!! here is a picture of her....

We have had a loaded week.....Enjoy the slideshow of Peyton's first day and some other pictures...

First Picture of Many of Sharpe Baby #2

2008-07-23T14:59:00.004-04:00

I wanted to post a picture of our latest addition....

Today Jason & I went to our First Doctor's Visit, and we are due March 5, 2009!!!! The doctor said everything is going smoothly....and looks great!!! We'll keep y'all posted, the next appointment is August 22nd..

I love Pictures!

2008-07-23T14:48:00.006-04:00

Below are some recent pictures of what has gone on the past month....

Peyton had his 4th Birthday party on June 21st at Playworld Downunder....My parents and sister, Rebecca, were in town for it....which was nice to have my side of the family in....

Then this past weekend July 18-19th we took our teens to the Braves Game then spent the night in Atlanta, and went to Six Flags the next day....It was Peyton's first youth trip....he went to bed at 2.30 in the MORNING!!! He would not wind down...lol...then...woke up early...and had a blast at 6 Flags, even though it was ridiculously HOT!!!! This was Peyton's 1st Major League Baseball Game and Peyton's first visit to Six Flags over Georgia, he has been to Six Flags over Texas already....

So enjoy the photos....Click on the arrow to see more photos

Summer 2008 for the Sharpe's

2008-07-15T11:37:00.002-04:00

Well, Youth Camp 2008 is officially over, as of last Thursday, thank goodness!!!! This was a very very tiring year for youth camps, for several reasons....The main reason is because I found I was PREGNANT half way through the 4 weeks of camps!!! We are all so very excited, and we will know better next Wednesday when our projected due date is, I think I'll be due the 1st week of March, which is ironic, because my birthday is March 1st, and I always said I wanted my 2nd by the time i'm 30!!!!! And that's right to the date! God has a sense of humor LOL

But, I'm feeling alright, but this week I've started my nauseousness, it's tough, it's like I feel really sick in my stomach, but I don't want to throw up, and I really don't have an urge to throw up, thank goodness, that is my least favorite thing to do!!! I'm guessing I'm about 6 weeks along....

Peyton is so excited about being a Big Brother! He has already said he wants one of both--a boy and a girl LOL, silly boy! He even said I will clean up ALL the messes! We shall see lol! Last night he told me he wanted a bunk bed, and the baby could sleep on the top bunk, I then said Peyton, wouldn't you rather like to sleep on the top since you'll be the Big Brother, he then agreed with me, but we aren't buying bunk beds LOL!

Jason is excited too!! He announced it to the teenagers last week that we are having a new "youth" in March...they didn't get it, so he had to say Baby Sharpe is coming in March!!! LOL They are all excited, a couple of them wanted us to have a baby before they graduated, and they graduate in May 2009!!! LOL

Well, that's the latest in the world of the Sharpe's! This weekend, actually Friday, Peyton is going to his 1st Major League Baseball Game...the Braves game, we take our youth every summer, and then we're all going to Six Flags on Saturday, UGHHHH, not looking forward to it, but what we do for our teens, I will definitely NOT be riding ANY rides!!!! Baby comes first, although, I'll miss riding!!! I'll post pictures as soon as possible!

Love ya'll!

more pictures....

2008-06-15T19:11:00.001-04:00

Summer 2008 has begun....

2008-06-15T18:00:00.005-04:00

Well, I haven't wrote since May, I can't believe a month has already gone by, and it's actually Father's Day today!!!

Happy Father's Day to our Dads....Calvin Hall and Brian Sharpe, and Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband, who is the Daddy to our lil man!!!

We have done a lot thus far in one month!

Peyton has ended and did a great job in his swim lessons at the YMCA. He enjoyed it so much! And now we are swimming a couple of times a week in his grandparent's pool, and he's showing off all of the things he learned! This year, he is a lot more daring, he loves to dive off the diving board!!! But, I'm so proud of him! I love the floating device that the YMCA uses, it goes around his waist and it's like 4 square floats on his back. Peyton loves it too!! Last year he wore the bathing suit with the float inside of it. So this is a lot better and he isn't secluded to a swimsuit that covers his entire boday.

We also had a Youth/Children's Department Golf Tournament. Which was a great success!!! Peyton and I worked the tournament, and while the guys played he hit some golf ball off the Driving Range and some on the putting green, he is our little golfer! I would never of guessed that I would have a son that loved golf so much!!!! But, I do! :0)

We have started our Church of God Youth Camps too at Signal Mountain Campground. We just had the Senior Teen Camp ages 15-17. It was a great camp with Lee Claypoole as the Camp Speaker. We didn't have a huge group from our church attend, but those that went seemed to love it!! Jason played a key role in organizing camp this year, and he loves it! I am very proud of him!

This Friday mom, dad, and Becca are coming in for Peyton's birthday party, which is Saturday at Playworld Down Under. So, we're excited about that! This week is also Tennessee State Camp Meeting in the mornings and at night...so it's a break off from Youth Camps...Friday Morning Jason will receive his Ordained Bishop Certificate, this is the highest rank of license for the Church of God, so this is a big deal, and it'll be a ceremony during Friday Morning Camp Meeting.

So, this is the up-to-date of the Sharpe's....:0)

And pictures...

What's going on with Jason, Christina, & Peyton?

2008-05-07T13:13:00.008-04:00

Well, it's starting to get chaotic in the Sharpe household...even more so....now that summer is almost here!!!

Every day during the week we are doing something!

Then on the weekends, we have different things going on, such as this Saturday is a friend's shower at my house, then Mother's Day is Sunday with a Church Picnic...then the next weekend is the church's Men's Retreat, and a T.O.O.L.S. Conference Jason is speaking at! And then the next weekend Jason and I are taking our Seniors to Orlando for their senior trip! SIGH! I'm exhausted just thinking about just what's going on in May!

Peyton is doing great! He has started playing ball more outside, he can really hit the ball, and not from a tee :0) Then of course he LOVES playing golf outside, and he went to the driving range twice last week, which helps him even more!!! I can't believe I have a little golfer, I would NEVER would of guessed that! since my dad didn't golf and wasn't raised up around golfing :0)

The pics I'm putting on here is of his first swim lessons this year, and also pics of Peyton and his little friend Paige (again) he loves her!

Paige and Peyton making really funny faces:

More funny faces...

Peyton playing Guitar Hero!!!

Waiting to start his swim lessons...

Splashing his teacher, which, he is more advanced than this is the water, I don't know why they were doing this, but they didn't ask the parents ;0) LOL

Smilebox!

2008-04-28T11:15:00.001-04:00

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Softball Season is Here!

2008-04-22T15:33:00.000-04:00

He loves his friend Paige....

Jump! Jump!

So, yes, the dreaded softball season has started! LOL

Jason is not only playing on his own church league, but also helping coach our Youth Team! So every night will be full of softball, softball, softball! and church on Wednesdays and Sundays....

Last night was our 1st game, the Youth's 1st game, and they did a great job, and Peyton was FILTHY from head to toe, I still wonder why God Blessed me with a BOY lol! Especially a boy that LOVES to play in the DIRT!!!!

Enjoy the pictures of Peyton and his friend Paige Moody playing!

First Easter...Sharpe's and the Hall's

2008-03-24T22:47:00.000-04:00

Well, this is Peyton's 4th Easter!!
We started the week off with Grammy, Pops, and Emily arriving from Texas on Tuesday. On Wednesday they took Peyton to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and they stayed at a hotel, swam, and explored natural trails....They came home late Thursday night....Peyton had a BLAST!!!

On Good Friday, we hung around the house and then decided to go to downtown Chattanooga and walk around and see what there is to see....Last time I have really walked around downtown Chatt was when Jason proposed to me on October 3, 2001! Anyhow we parked, and we walked down by the river then walked over the Walking Bridge, and went into Coolidge Park, and Peyton and I rode the carousel, it was fun!!!

On Saturday morning dad wanted to take Peyton to a cave so we went to raccoon mountain's cave. Peyton absolutely loved it. During Christmas we went to a place called Rock City, and there was a cave there that he got kind of spooked in, and so by going to this cave he overcame that fear! So proud of him!!!

Then at 2 on Saturday was our church Easter Egg Hunt at Tinsley Park.....it was a very fast Easter egg it seemed like!!! Peyton got 3 prize eggs for $1.75! Think his dad was a little more excited about winning those than did he ;0) Then after the Hunt my dad had brought a kite to the park and we flew that and Peyton had bubbles too, it was a blast! That night we dyed Easter eggs.....Peyton's 1st experience of dyeing eggs it was fun!

Then, Easter Sunday came....we went to the 11 o'clock service....then took some pictures....and we ate the Easter lunch that mom and I had made...it was delicious! Then Peyton hunted for his eggs he made in the backyard....

This was the first Easter ever with Jason, Peyton, and me, and my family....it was a very very neat and memorable weekend...and I'm thankful that they came and visited us during this time....

Enjoy the Easter Pictures....

March Fun....

2008-03-18T11:16:00.000-04:00

Yep, I'm a MONTH behind in blogging!!!!
The Sharpe household has officially gotten SUPER busy!!!

This past weekend was Winterfest weekend....which for those of you who don't know what this is, it's equivalent to like Passion and other conferences that youth go to, with bands and speakers....David Crowder Band was there along with other bands....Eddie James was awesome too!! and we had 3 amazing speakers!!!

Here is Jason & me at wfest....can you tell we're TIRED lol!!!

We took nearly 50 people this past Friday through Saturday, and it was just amazing!!! God really moved in the lives of our youth and even leaders, and that is what it's all about!!!!! Even though i'm EXHAUSTED lol!

Then the next big event weekend is March 28-29th, and that's Teen Talent, which my job and Jason being a youth pastor is very involved in, and has made us super busy....and for those who don't know what this is, it's different Divisions such as Drama, Music, Writing, Art, that the kids in our state's denomination compete in.....so anyways, our youth are very involved in this!!!

And you're thinking, well how is Peyton and where does he fit into all this....

Peyton is great, and he is such a Pastor's kid, and does so well with everything....thankfully we have Jason's parents that live right here in Cleveland, that Peyton goes and stays with in times like this.....
He is such a sweet lil man...I'm adding some pictures of him from a service where all the kids went down from 18 years of age to younger, and you can barely see him worshiping....i love it! He really loves being in church (and thank goodness b/c we're there every single week) I am trying to teach him to not run in church, in the sanctuary, and not to get on the stage, and that's so hard when other kids run around and get on the stage, but he's learning that this is God's House, and we need to respect it....it's even harder that we meet in an actual middle school right now too....but he's doing great with it!!!

He is loving being outside too now that the weather is getting warmer, I'm adding some park pictures too!

Today my parents and sister, Emily, are coming in through Easter Sunday, I'm very excited about that, they have never spent Easter w/Peyton and they haven't spent Easter with me since I was in college!!! They are going to take Peyton on Wednesday and Thursday to an overnight trip to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg....:0) Peyton woke up at 7:45 this a.m. asking if they were here yet....poor lil guy, kids don't understand the concept of time, and if your kid does, teach me how to teach Peyton to know what it is ;0)!!!!

Until later...

Wedding Weekend...

2008-02-19T09:01:00.000-05:00

So, my baby sister, Rebecca, got married this past weekend, what a weekend!!!

Peyton and I left at about 8.30 to fly out of Birmingham, AL, it's about a 2 hour 20 min. drive over, which Atlanta is 2 hours so I'd rather drive 20 more minutes because of the smaller airport and cheaper price. I put Peyton in his stroller (yes he's 3 1/2--and 43 inches tall and rides in a stroller--well when I'm in an airport by myself I do, scares me to death what could happen) and I grab our bags, I learned from the last trip to attach the luggage on top of each other, plus it's easier to move around. We checked in our luggage, everything is going great! Then, we have to go through the security point. I know people hate waiting for those that have kids to go through the security point, and this time, my child does not want to take off his shoes, I don't understand this phobia, but he didn't, it was so frustrating!!! But, God gave me amazing patience this trip...so we finally made it through, Praise God! :0)

Then, we waited for a little while, and we were the first on the plane, I love the way some airlines let those w/kids under 5 board 1st!!! It's great! Peyton was so excited to go on the plane...He mostly watched his DVD player on the flight to TX....he was great! ;0) Then we landed, headed to the baggage claim, and my sweet parents were standing there, with Valentines Roses for me, and a Valentines gift for Peyton, I felt so special! It has been ages since I spent Valentines w/my parents (but I missed MY Valentine) but it was sweet to see the roses and my parents...lol didn't mean to put roses first HA!

When we got to the house, my dad, had filled up his pond last April w/catfish, baby catfish then, and he was so proud to take his 1st grandson fishing! And guess what! Peyton caught his 1st fish!!!

And he also road on a paddle boat:

After this day Peyton was flat worn OUT!!! It was a long day, and he had no problems going to sleep!

Friday, we just ran errands...

Saturday, was the wedding day....
It was a very pretty wedding, considering my parents and sister, and her inlaws got it together in 3 weeks!

Peyton loves his aunts....
My sister was gorgeous :0) Here are some photos...

And Peyton was a doll!!! :0)
Peyton was a Bell Boy with another little boy by the name of Max(and please note, he's 5 and Peyton is 3 look how they're the same size)....he's a little boy Becca babysat, and during rehearsal, they raced down the aisle LOL!!! and with the bells it was HILARIOUS!!! But when they came down during the actual wedding they were soooo good and so sweet!!! I was proud of them, here are few photos of the 2 of them being silly, and then another picture with the Bride and Groom and the flower girl-Margie, Max's sister...

Then, Doug, the groom, had a sister who is 15, that Peyton ADORED...he met her Thursday, and wanted to be with her all the time!!! (He loves teen girls for some reason ;0) could it be he's around them all the time!?) lol here is a photo of the two of them...

He had it bad, when he went back to my parents house to go to sleep after spending the whole night with her, at the wedding and reception, he cried and cried for her, and would say "Brooke come here" it tore me up!!! It was awful!!!! But, it's ok now...

This is my 2 sisters and brother....

And this is our entire family, minus my hubby :0(

All 6 of us minus our siblings and Em's boyfriend...and of course Peyton ;0)

And here is a photos of my sisters, sister-in-law, and me...
(pictured l-r)Sister in "love"-Heidi Hall, Sister, Emily, Sister Rebecca...

And my last story is....
Sunday, our flight was at 1.35, and my parents wanted to take us all out for a brunch....But! IHOP didn't cooperate with that idea, they are SO slow, in getting seated and the food, well the one in Allen, TX lol at about 11 a.m.....it was tough...so we got at the airport at 1, the line to check in baggage was TERRIBLE, I finally got to the counter, they said that they can't ASSURE us that the baggage will be there b/c it was less than 30 mins to leave....UGHHHH I was so frustrated! Then we went to the security line, and it was even WORSE, and I asked a lady that worked there if I could cut, she said no, but there's another security place and shorter line, and sure enough it was, but we SPRINTED there, and then Peyton was crying b/c he didn't want to leave Pops and Grammy and everyone...it was awful, then he didn't want to take off his shoes...even worse...stressing me out! We made it through, w/less than 10 minutes to fly out time!!! Then I ran up to the gate, and the man said I hold the key to the gate so you're getting on, I WAS SOOOO RELIEVED, I could stop worrying!!! SIGH! We got on the plane, as soon as I got on they said, please shut the door, I was the LAST one on ;-) but we made it, then we took off, and Peyton slept the entire way there!!! It was relaxing....Then we got off...and our LUGGAGE WAS THERE!!!! Yay!!!

Our weekend, was a very good, but DRAMATIC weekend LOL!!!! God is Good!

this week...

2008-02-12T11:27:00.000-05:00

This week is hard...it's Valentines Day on Thursday, and Thursday morning, Peyton and I are flying out to Texas (which is great don't get me wrong!) But, my first Valentines Day without my husband....:0( We're going to go and celebrate it tonight though...but it's not the same...

So, we're going to Texas because my youngest sister, my BABY sister is getting MARRIED! It's so surreal, doesn't even seem like she should be old enough to be DRIVING!! (I still am tense when I ride with her just because of the fact I think of her as my baby sister!) But, she is getting married, and they both believe it is God's Will, and it's what He wants for them....that's all I want her to be--is in God's Divine Will, and that they both have a relationship with our Lord and Savior, I can't do anything else, but pray for them....

But, I dread driving to the airport alone, w/a 3 year old, and getting on the airplane and flying alone, but my parents will be there to pick us up in Texas, just uneasy about it all...just please pray for a hedge of protection over Peyton and me on Thursday morning....thanks...

I hope to have some cute pictures up next week of my cute lil man!!! :0)

Since the last blog....

2008-01-23T15:20:00.000-05:00

My little stud! :0)

Peyton & Makayla-Peyton's face is a little silly here LOL!

Peyton & Mak playing!

First snow of 2008!!! How exciting!! Too bad it was ABOVE freezing lol

But, Peyton LOVED it!!!

Uncle Shane & Aunt Heidi will appreciate this picture :0)!!!

Here it is already January 23rd!
This month has FLOWN by!!!
We're all doing so well....
This past weekend Jason was out of town, for a Tools Conference, so Peyton and I went on a DATE! We went to see the new Veggie Tales...the Pirates Who don't Do Anything! It was quite cute! If I had known that it would of been opening night of 27 Dresses, I would of passed on going Friday night though, just didn't want to be at the house by ourselves on a Friday night....The line was forever long :0( Once we got in got the popcorn it had already started, but Peyton was ok with that! The movie was good, just a few things that disturbed Peyton...such as the cheese curls chasing one of the little guys, I could tell because he got REALLY tense!! I was holding his hand and he was squeezing it pretty hard, poor thing! I'm just thankful the pirates didn't have skeletons on their hats, a little too much for a 3 year old! But, when the movie was over he didn't want to leave lol, he said can we stay? Hard to explain to a 3 year old, that you can't just hang out in a movie theater HAHA!

Another thing Peyton is big on is the XBOX 360 his uncle Justin got him a pack of 3 for Christmas, the Pixar Cars and Open Season and another one, he loves 2 out of the 3, and is pretty good at it! I can actually do the games, and I've never been big on all that! lol

:0) We love all of you guys!

2007-What a Year

2008-01-05T14:11:00.000-05:00

2007 has already come and gone, as of 5 days ago, I seriously cannot believe it's already gone!!

January-was a month that wasn't much of anything going on...

February-we knew it was about to get super busy in our household...

March-we decided to sell our first home we actually bought, to make money on it, and buy another home that we will sell in 2 years...that was an adventure in of itself, but God knew our intentions--mine were to get out of the home, that the porch was 12 ft about the concrete driveway that scared me half to death with a very active toddler turning preschooler!! The first couple that looked at the home BOUGHT the house! God is so good! We moved into our new place the last weekend in March...

April-Peyton and I flew to Texas for my grandparents 50th anniversary, that was so mcuh fun! and Peyton was the best little traveler I was so proud of him!!! :0)

May-graduation month for our teenagers, we took our Seniors to Orlando for a long weekend to Universal Studios Florida, it was a blast!

June-Peyton turned 3 on June 21st and we had a Cars themed b-day at our house!! Youth camps began!! It wore us out, especially since my office is the one that conducts them and organizes them...Senior Teen Camp I was there the whole week, as well as Jason, and Peyton stayed Jason's parents....and camp lasted through July...

July-Recovering from Camp

August....same...

October-First week of October went to a family trip to Orlando with Jason's parents and brother and Aunt and Uncle...that was a blast! I wish my family would do something like this...

November...and December ;0) I blogged

We had a wonder year! God has blessed us as a family, and to watch our little guy grow up so much and develop physically, emotionally, spiritually...in everything has been awesome! God has blessed us in our jobs, in the ministry as youth pastors...We are thankful to have Him as our Lord and Saviour!!

I am attaching some pictures of our Christmas with my family :0) enjoy!

It's Christmas time!

2007-12-21T23:09:00.000-05:00

It's Christmas Time in the Sharpe household! I cannot believe it's ALREADY here! I have put some pictures on here....some are of us at my work Christmas Party, went to a place called the Enchanted Lights on Rock City, in Chattanooga...it was a blast, and it was gorgeous! We had so many Christmas Parties to attend with being in the Ministry, from the Youth Christmas party to the Church staff Christmas party-- I am so thankful that they are now finished!

Then the picture where Peyton is opening the present, was tonight, Friday, the 21st, he opened his first present from us, and he loved it as you can see in the photos :0) He LOVES the Cars Movie!!

And then there is the picture of Santa, Peyton was so excited to tell Santa he was wanting a new bike and a guitar, the guitar was new to us ;0)

Then, there is the photo of our home decorated on the outside with lights, our first Christmas in our new home!!

As you can see I love taking pictures, and especially during Christmas time!! I truly enjoy Christmas time, and with a lil man, that is 3 it makes it even more fun!! Even with all the loud noised cars he has haha I still love it!

He loves to hear about Baby Jesus and that is the true meaning of Christmas, but he lets us know now that Jesue is not a baby anymore, but is "Big"....how sweet is that?? What 3 year old says that??!! Amazing! I pray that Jason and I will continue to try to be the perfect example of Christ to Peyton, it's hard at times when we get onto him, but Patience, Patience, Patience, is what I have been taught through the past 3 and half years!! Anyhow, I love Christmas! I love Christmas with my husband, my beautiful lil man, and my family and friends!!

Love you guys! Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!

We're heading out on Monday, the 24th to go to Texas for a week. I am so excited to go "home" and visit my family and friends! Merry Christmas!!!

Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree Decorating

2007-12-03T19:34:00.000-05:00

I cannot believe Thanksgiving has already came and is now gone. This year we went to Brian and Naomi Sharpe's house (Jason's parents) and had lunch with....Gramma and Grampa Sharpe (Jason's grandparents) Grandpa Koester (Naomi's dad-Jason's granddad), Jerry and Terry Sharpe (Jason's dad's brother & sis in law), Benjamin Sharpe-their son, Blair his girlfriend; then Justin and Peyton and Jason. It was a nice lunch and Peyton had fun entertaining althought he wasn't 100% we took a family picture for our Christmas pictures, which I'm not too thrilled about but they look good I guess ;0). Then after lunch I called my family in Texas, and the ritual is to pass around the phone so I can say hi to everyone, and that was just hard for me this year, especially when my Aunt Elaine got on the phone and said she's excited about meeting Peyton, because after 3 1/2 years she has never seen him, that really really bothered me.....and made me really homesick....but soon we'll be flying home to Texas!!!!

During the Wednesday to Sunday I was off that week we put together our 9 ft Christmas tree, it was a Christmas tree that Jason's parents let us borrow, very sweet of them. We were going to decorate it Silver and Red but decided on Silver, Red and Gold and it's very pretty I think ;0) and even Peyton has a tree, it's of course, a Tennessee Vols with Orangish and White balls and his ornaments I have started to collect for him since his 1st christmas, a tradition mom started w/us kids :0) He is very proud of his little tree!!!! and instead of him decorating our very delicate ornaments he decorated with his ornaments and he was very careful with it, it was very sweet :0)

Then the next day was Thanksgiving and the first thing he said when he got our of bed was is Santa coming today ;0) how sweet is that?? I had to explain Santa had to eat his thanksgiving meal....

So, Peyton is asking for a Lightning McQueen bike for Christmas from Santa Claus...we'll see what Santa can do ;0)

(enjoy the pics)

First College Game!

2007-11-16T09:43:00.000-05:00

So, Peyton went to his first football game on Saturday, November 10th! He went with his daddy, poppa, and Clay Moody....unfortunately it was a guy trip ;0) mommy had to go to a wedding shower, but that's ok! Daddy took some pretty cute pictures so I could see him there! He had a great time considering he left at 8 a.m. and didn't get back until 6 that night!! What a tired little boy he was!

Videos

2007-11-14T11:50:00.000-05:00

The following are videos of Peyton...one with our youth group on our retreat, Peyton loved to play pool with the kids. The other is Peyton's new love, games on the computer :0)!

I hope you enjoy them....

Brazilian Soccer Player

2007-11-06T15:01:00.001-05:00

Sooooooo, I missed writing about our Halloween Experience...Peyton went as a Brazilian Soccer Player, he was just the cutest thing!!

Peyton trick or treated at just a few homes....his grandparents, and his great-grandparents homes as well as a co-worker of mine...Paula & Tim Cowdell's....

We then went to a church's Trunk or Treat, and went around to their trunks and got some candy and Peyton played on the inflatables.

Then our church along with another church in town were at the mall and had a ton of games and candy, and Peyton had a blast there too!!! It was a fun Halloween 2007!

Another weekend w/the Sharpe's

2007-10-29T11:37:00.000-04:00

Well, this past Friday night thru Saturday night Jason had to go to the Royal Family Kids Connection--it's a ministry to Foster children, and it was the Middle School group.

So, Friday night- Peyton and I met Nana & Poppa and Uncle Justin at a mexican food place, and then went onto the mall just to waste time....

Then Saturday morning, I wanted to do something Peyton has yet to do, as well as me...we went to the Chattanooga Zoo, it wasn't a huge zoo...but it was PERFECT for a 3 year old who has never gone! He loved it so much!!! When I would try to coax him to live-he'd go no, I want to stay at the zoo lol! It's also neat that he has been studying Noah's Ark and the Flood in his Kid's Church on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights...but one of the most favorite things he liked was a Caboose that was used as a room to look at one of the zoo animals...and it was an old timey one, he thought it was so neat, and he could walk around and explore it, we had to go in it like 5 times!!! Then he wanted to go to the petting zoo part 4 or 5 times, he loved that too, the goats that were actually sheep lol they sure did look like goats though LOL!!! And they had a dog, that Peyton adored...and a donkey that had poop and he thought that was funny too!
Peyton says his favorite thing at the zoo was the Caboose and his favorite animal was the Spider Monkey (I think he likes the name too lol!) So, the zoo was just awesome!!! Great Mommy and Peyton time!!!! I love that little guy...

Then, after the zoo, I said Peyton do you want to go to the mall and play in the kid area, or go to McDonalds and eat and play, he wanted the mall, so we got Chic-fil-a, and ate, then proceeded to play in the kid area, he said he loves playing with the kids! :0) Then we walked around the mall, we even went into the Disney store, he LOVED that too! Then we left at 2.30, and we got home at 3, and he went right to sleep! We had a great Saturday!!!!!

:0)

Peyton's Pumpkin!

2007-10-26T13:17:00.000-04:00

This is what you do AFTER you are done w/the pumpkin LOL!

this pic is for Grammy and Pops who got Peyton this outfit last year!

1st step, taking off the lid :0)

See!

"My hands are dirty momma" --he didn't like the icky feeling on his hands lol! And we had to take off his shirt....serious stuff here!

What a good helper!

Peyton posing w/his pumpkin :0)

So we carved (well our friend did the carving) we "gutted" our first family Pumpkin last night! Whew that was interesting!

So, I cut the top off the pumpkin, that in of itself was TOUGH, who would of guessed it! (i kept thinking-my dad always did this!!!!!) then Peyton and I began to take the seeds out and the stringy stuff, I called my dad to ask him how much we were suppose to get out, he said pretty much all of it....keep reading, b/c i didn't get it ALL out lol

Well, we took it to our friend's house, b/c he was going to carve it by using a stencil and then poking dots in it....(they've come a long way since when my dad used to do it free handed lol!) anyhow...he did a great job, and i think i can do it next year....we didn't want to do anything scary for Peyton's sake...and I'm just not into the scary thing anyways...I see Halloween more as a family time, not a scary thing....but once we got there, Matt said you didn't get everything out....and they had a pumpkin SCRAPER!!! HAha I have never heard of that...I will get one though for next year lol, and they also had a pumpkin knife...TOO cool!!! I will invest in that too next year!!! Anyhow he scraped ALL the gunk out for me! And while his wife and I chatted he did my pumpkin, and WE LOVE it!!!

Here it is....it's the mascot for the University of Tennessee....Smokey...go figure lol! I'm out numbered here!

LOVE YA'LL!

Pooping Peyton

2007-10-24T14:44:00.000-04:00

Peyton is doing so great at going number 2 on the potty lol, I know that's hilarious to talk about!!! But, it's such a HUGE milestone for our family with Peyton and especially for Peyton!! We are so so very proud of him!!!

And here is a video of him while he was singing in our car to one of his dvd's :0) enjoy! And another of him being silly!

Orlando 2007 Family Vacation

2007-10-24T14:16:00.000-04:00

Too Excited lol!

There he goes!

My son the dare-devil lol

"Ride em Cowboy!"

What a vacation!!! lol

I love it!

Peyton is into "cheesing" for the camera wonder where he gets that from lol!

My little lefty!!!

Peyton and daddy in front of the Budweiser Horse lol

He LOVED the little rollar coasters :0)

Sorry Shane...but Jason's cousin married a Brazilian and his mother in law (Jason's aunt) bought Peyton this soccer outfit...but Peyton loved his first time experience w/the walking escalator!

Getting to take a break from shopping w/mommy!

Peyton loved cheezing with Shamu!

Here we are at Sea World :0) it was hot hot day!!!

The first week of October we had our first family vacation--ever! And the first week long vacatin Jason and I have had since our Honeymoon!!! So, that was nice, we went to Orlando, FL...Jason's parents have a timeshare, one they've had for years...over 20 to be exact, and we stayed w/them and Justin in a 3 bedroom 3 bath condo, very nice place! We hung out, we shopped, the guys played golfed, the girls shopped some more (Jason's aunt and uncle and cousin were there too!) we went to Sea World on Wednesday, and it was so much fun, very hot but fun too! Peyton LOVED the kid's section....there were cute rollarcoasters for him and then a big netted play area, that was soooo high up i'd so over 30 ft high up, he loved it so much!!! Then of course we saw Shamu and that show that went with it, and a Dolphin show...our dinners at night were so good, i loved going to Bubba Gump's the best seafood anywhere!!! hands down!

Camera

2007-09-14T14:32:00.001-04:00

Sooooo I got my new camera today!! I'm so excited! I always am when I get something new, especially for something I've wanted for quite a while now since I've had such a hard time with the other camera...BUT! I will have it! and there will be more pictures of Peyton and all of us coming shortly because I will be using them and everything to learn how to work the camera :0) It'll be fun!!!

Here are some pics that I forgot I had that were on my memory stick just random ones from this summer, the rest are on my flickr site, but I forgot they were on the memory stick, b/c my camera kept dying!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjcjpisharpe/archives/date-posted/2007/09/14/

go there for more!

Videos

2007-09-06T11:22:00.000-04:00

Peyton reading the Bible during church:

I am so sorry that the 1st video isn't turned the right way, I got a new camera and didn't know how to video correctly--so sorry!

But enjoy the videos of Peyton!

Peyton & Ava

2007-08-31T11:43:00.000-04:00

Peyton and Ava on the "Take your Kid to work day" haha, not really, a co-worker friend had her baby at work, and Peyton was here too, so it was fun! Peyton was acting goofy to make ava laugh too ;0)

2007-08-30T11:16:00.000-04:00

sooooooooo, peyton has been waking up super early the past few days, and he needs to go potty right away, which is great, but yet its bad, i don't have time to sneak out of the house---he hates it when i leave!!! but, this morning, jason was trying to "trick" him into not seeing me leave, and say lets go to my bedroom and do such and such, so peyton would inch towards the room, and i in turn went toward the backyard door, but he heard me and sprinted to the backdoor, then we'd try it again, but he would stand in front of the door....HE KNEW what we were up to! he's not dumb lol!

last night's church was great, then i had to run to eckerds to get some nighttime pull-ups for peyton, but anytime i go to the store peyton wants to go! and he ALWAYS wants to get a CAR, ugh, as i was checking out he was too cute looking at every car and truck that was presented on the table next to the check out register....crazy how stores do that, and try to take 3 dollars out of a parent's pocket, but i didn't give in, no matter how cute he looked! lol, he looked extremely cute too, he had jeans and a cute polo on that a dear friend gave to him, and with his flip flops ;0) i told him he's fashionable and when we met up with jason at church--he told jason that he was fashionable HAHA ;-) so cute!

2007-08-29T13:55:00.000-04:00

Well, it's hump day yay! and nothing "eventful" has gone on this week! Peyton has said some very cute things...such as the other day he goes "Jesus lives in my tummy"! Then, I went onto explain that it is not his tummy but his heart very very cute...

Last night Jason started Fall-Softball...Peyton was sooooo nasty and dirty after leaving the ballpark, who would of guessed, Miss-Girly-Girly Christina would have a boy first--it's teaching me a lot, and to know--it's OK if he's dirty, he's having fun! The funniest thing and the most interesting thing, is seeing this lil man, running in flip flops, and the grown up kind, not the kind with the strap on the back! HE IS SUPER TALENTED!!!

Potty training is going "ok" he stays dry most of the time, and is even wearing big boy undies, just cannot get down the poop in the potty thing...i don't know what the hold up is b/c he cannot stand to be DIRTY it's just crazy! haha! but like mom says there aren't college kids that are still in diapers or pullups! SO VERY TRUE!

So, we're getting excited about our upcoming trip in 4 weeks! We're headed to Orlando, and staying w/Brian & Naomi, Jason's parents, in their time share condo..it'll be a fun time to get away for a week!

Last week in youth group we had right around 100 it was awesome, of course i couldn't got because peyton didn't have a teacher in his class, i hate i missed seeing that many kids there!!! Maybe we'll have a good night tonight, I'll keep you posed!

2007-08-15T14:15:00.001-04:00

Daddy helping Peyton with his shoe...

Mommy & Peyton chilling

Peyton's new golf set!

2007-08-15T14:12:00.000-04:00

Cute pics of Peyton

August 2007

2007-08-15T14:09:00.000-04:00

Well, I thought it's time to be on a blog...so it's easier for family to keep up with us. Not through myspace, but through something that's a little easier....

So, August 2007....Peyton is about to be 3 years and 2 months old!! so very hard to believe!

He is such a sweet little guy! He loves to talk, and he loves any kind of ball, right now, it's golf...but he would put that down and play baseball at any given moment :-)

He is in the middle of potty training, but he's doing so well at it, he is even wearing BIG BOY underwear....

He loves to go to "God's House"....he especially loves his 2 & 3 year old Teachers...Ms Lisa and her husband Mr. Christian....very sweet people...

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